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Conde de la Corte

Calle Calceteros in Pamplona's Casco Viejo, the old town where San Fermín's peña clubhouses cluster
Restaurants & Food

The Cena de Peña Isn’t a Restaurant Meal. One Pamplona Peña Serves It in a 14th-Century Crypt.

Cena de peña is San Fermín's members-only nightly dinner, distinct from almuerzo. One Pamplona peña serves it in a protected medieval crypt.
Grilled eel over rice, shown for context on this angulas article
Restaurants & Food

The Real Reason Angulas Cost More Than Caviar Isn’t Scarcity. It’s a Law.

Angulas cost up to 1,000 euros a kilo in Spain, and scarcity is not the reason. A 2010 EU export ban created the black market
Historic bandstand kiosk in Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona, at twilight
Pamplona Travel Guide

Plaza del Castillo Isn’t Where San Fermín Begins Anymore. It Stopped Being That in 1941.

Plaza del Castillo, Pamplona hosted San Fermin's opening rocket until 1941. The real chupinazo history, and what a 2001 dig found beneath the square.
Black toro bravo grazing in a sunlit oak pasture, representative of ganaderia Dolores Aguirre land
Bull Breeds & Ganaderías

Ganadería Dolores Aguirre Ran Pamplona 15 Times. Its Founder Was Never Andalusian.

Ganaderia Dolores Aguirre history: 15 Pamplona runs through 2014, the Basque founder, and why it's absent from San Fermin today.